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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WARREN H. LAMSON, OFBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of` Letters Patent No. 492,963, dated March7, 1893. Application iiledJ'uly 16, 1892. Serial No. 440,246. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may copcern:

Be it known that I, WARREN H. LAMSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and usefulIm provements in Toysand I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to produce a toy, the essential featuresof which are a suitable case or box, an efigy in the form of a headwhich may be a representation of a noted person as for example apolitical candidate, which efgy when struck by a ball is displaced andanother eftigy appears in its place. 'With this end in view IhaveVdevised the novel toy which I will now describe referring by numbers tothe accompanying drawings forming part ot this specification in which:

Figurey l is an elevation illustrating the operation of my novel toy.Fig. 2 a section corresponding therewith. Fig. 3 an elevationillustrating the toy after the ball has been propelled, and Fig. 4 asection corresponding therewith.

l denotes a suitable case which in the present instance I have made inthe form of a barrel and which is provided wit-h an internal recess 2.Within the recess I place a spring 3, the normal action of which is toholdin the raised position a plate 4 carryingan eftigy 5. The top of therecess is closed by a plate 6 which is secured in placein any suitablemanner and is provided with a central opening 7 through which the eftigypasses when raised by the spring, the said plate 6 serving as a stop toprevent plate 4 from being expelled from the case as clearly shown inFig. 4.

8 denotes another efigy carried by a plate 9 the edge of which istapered downward and inward like a cork to adapt it to tit in opening 7with sufficient friction to remain there and hold eftigy 5 within thecase against the power of the spring.

lO is a ball attached to an elastic cord ll. This cord may be attachedeither to the case, plate 6 or to eftgy 8. In the present instance Ihave shown it attached to eihgy 8 and said ettigy attached bya cord l2to plate 6. If preferred the elastic cord may be attached to any otherportion of the toy and eftigy 8 be left wholly disconnected.

The operation is as follows: Eftigy 5 is pressed down into the caseagainst the power of the spring and retained there by inserting plate 9,in opening 7, leaving efIigyS exposed to view above the case. draws thebail back stretching the elastic cord and lets it go, the elasticity ofthe cord propels the ball against efigy 8 which it displaces allowingthe spring to raise efflgy 5 into view. Suppose for instance that efgy 8represents a candidate for office and efiigy 5 a rival candidate, theact-ion of the ball is to displace the candidate in view t'. e. knockhim out whenv the spring instantly places the other candidate in view.

- Having thus described my invention, I

efligy 8 may be displaced so that efiigy 5 may be raised above the case.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VARREN H. LAMSON.

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A. M. Woos'rER,

CHARLES F. MOSMAN.

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